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If you need to have a meaningful conversation with a dementia patient, you should do so in a quiet place.
Reducing distractions increases the likelihood that a person with dementia will comprehend what you are attempting to say.
She emphasises the importance of being calm, concise, and precise when communicating with a person with dementia.
As hearing and cognitive abilities tend to decline with age, making a conscious and consistent effort to speak in a calm, concise.
In our fast-paced society, it can be tempting to attempt to rush conversations, but this can backfire when speaking with someone who has dementia.
If someone is distracting them with random words that they may or may not be attempting to say, it is challenging to come up with the correct misplaced word.
If you're trying to get a loved one to do something specific, it may be more effective to demonstrate them how to do it than to simply tell them.
"Show them what you want as opposed to telling them or providing too many instructions at once," he says.
"People with dementia frequently experience a loss of short-term memory".
They may have difficulty remembering information for even 10 seconds.
It may feel at times as though the primary carer is acting as a parent to their mother or father.
But it is essential to remember that you are still their child," he emphasises.
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